Tag: Sanctions and embargoes
US outlines possible sanctions relief for Iran in nuke talks
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the Biden administration has laid out examples of the kinds of sanctions on Iran it’s...
EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies
BANGKOK — The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening...
Negotiators see signs of progress in Iran nuclear talks
BERLIN — Diplomats working in Vienna on a solution to bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran and world powers...
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
UNITED NATIONS — International monitors will watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement in Libya, the U.N. Security Council decided in a vote announced...
UN Security Council votes on monitors of Libya cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a draft resolution that urges all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and...
IMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to the acceleration of mass...
Iran, 5 powers take stock of drive to revive nuclear deal
VIENNA — Iran and the five world powers that remain in a foundering 2015 nuclear deal plan to hold their second formal meeting of...
US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military
UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar on...
UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...
